Belinda Woolcock
Belinda Woolcock (born 24 January 1995) is an Australian tennis player. Woolcock has a career high WTA singles ranking of 376, achieved on 28 January 2019. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 359 achieved on 26 February 2018.
| Country (sports) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Born | 24 January 1995 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Florida Gators |
| Prize money | US$ 85,462 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 26–33 (44.1%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 290 (18 November 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 366 (16 March 2020) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 39–30 (56.5%) |
| Career titles | 1 ITF |
| Highest ranking | No. 273 (3 February 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 280 (16 March 2020) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2016) |
| Last updated on: 7 May 2020. | |
Belinda made her grand slam main draw debut at the 2016 Australian Open, competing in the main draw of the doubles tournament with Ellen Perez; however, they lost in the first round to Jessica Moore and Storm Sanders. In 2017 Belinda and Astra Sharma won the Australia Open Wild Card playoff to win a Main Draw wild card in the 2018 Australian Open Women's Doubles Event.
She attended the University of Florida where she graduated in 2017 with a bachelor's degree of Science in Sport Management. In her final year for the Florida Gators her team won the NCAA National Championship whilst being honoured the most valuable player of the tournament. Due to this great effort in her final year with the Florida Gators Belinda was recognised for her achievements and named the 2017 Honda Sports Award winner for Women's Tennis, signifying “the best of the best in collegiate athletics”.[1][2]
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner–up)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments |
| $75,000/$80,000 tournaments |
| $50,000/$60,000 tournaments |
| $25,000 tournaments |
| $10,000/$15,000 tournaments |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2017 | ITF Târgu Jiu, Romania | 15,000 | Clay | Astra Sharma |
6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jan 2019 | Burnie International, Australia | 60,000 | Hard |  Paula Badosa Gibert |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2019 | ITF Naples, United States | 15,000 | Clay |  Katerina Stewart |
4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2015 | ITF Bethany Beach, United States | 10,000 | Clay | Ellen Perez |
Andie Daniell Sophie Chang |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2017 | ITF Amstelveen, Netherlands | 15,000 | Clay |  Emily Arbuthnott |
Dasha Ivanova  Rosalie van der Hoek |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 2017 | ITF Targu Jiu, Romania | 15,000 | Clay | Samantha Harris |
 Federica Bilardo Michele Alexandra Zmau |
0–6, 6–4, [10–4] |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2017 | ITF Targu Jiu, Romania | 15,000 | Clay | Samantha Harris |
 Riya Bhatia  Oana Gavrilă |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2017 | ITF Targu Jiu, Romania | 15,000 | Clay | Samantha Harris |
 Margarita Lazareva  Milana Spremo |
6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2017 | ITF Cairns, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Astra Sharma |
Naiktha Bains  Abigail Tere-Apisah |
6–4, 2–6, [6–10] |
| Loss | 3–4 | Feb 2018 | ITF Perth, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Olivia Tjandramulia |
Jessica Moore Ellen Perez |
7–6(8–6), 1–6, [9–7] ret. |
| Win | 4–4 | Apr 2019 | ITF Osprey, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Pamela Montez |
Arianne Hartono  Alexandra Perper |
7–6 (7–3) , 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | May 2019 | ITF Naples, United States | 15,000 | Clay | Mara Schmidt |
Reese Brantmeier Kimmi Hance |
6–3, 5–7, [10–6] |
| Win | 6–4 | Oct 2019 | ITF Toowoomba, Australia | 25,000 | Hard | Abbie Myers |
 Haruna Arakawa Misaki Matsuda |
7–6 (7–2) , 6–3 |
References
- "Florida's Woolcock Named Honda Sport Award winner for Tennis". CWSA. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "Florida's Woolcock named Honda Sport Award winner for tennis". GatorSports.com. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
External links
- Belinda Woolcock at the International Tennis Federation
- Belinda Woolcock at the Women's Tennis Association
- Belinda Woolcock at Tennis Australia
- Belinda Woolcock at the Florida Gators